1973 GTV VIN

["John Hertzman" <johnhertzman@domain.elided>]

John Burrows wants d'Amico & Tabucchi's list of VIN ranges by year for the
2000 GT Veloce to validate a registration change from the current 1974 to 1973
so that he may take advantage of the his state's collector plates when his car
turns 30 next year.

D'Amico e Tabucchi, p.673:

2000 GT Veloce destinata agli U.S.A. Tipo 115.01

1972: da 3020001 a 3020951; da 3021501 a 3021717; 1973: da 3021718 a 3022800;
1974: da 3023001 a 3023900; 1975: da 3025901 a 3027089.

However, registration (and new-model introductions and sales promotions) are
normally not tied to build dates; both of my current running Alfas were built
in the middles of the years prior to the model years listed on their titles,
and it is common to buy new cars in the late summer or early autumn of the
year prior to the model year. If the state accepts the argument that the build
year is the model year, fine, but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't.

More on John Burrows' side than d'Amico & Tabucchi, there is an ARI "Vehicle
Identification List", revised October 1981, which lists starting production
dates along with model years, type numbers, and serial numbers, some following
the usual pattern (e.g. 1972 U.S.A. Berlina starting production date June
1971) and others the reverse (e.g. 1976 U.S.A. Spider starting production date
October 1976). For the U.S.A. 2000 GTV it gives 1972 MY starting production
November 1971 with 3020001, 1973 MY starting date September 1972 with 3021501,
and 1974 MY starting date January 1974. These numbers differ to some degree
from d'Amico & Tabucchi's, including there being no 1975; the cars listed in
d'A.& T. as built in 1975 were probably sold as 1974s, presumably to skirt
DOT/EPA regulations.

Good Luck-

John H.
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